Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface
One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness. The former National…
Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation, saying it is "one of the gayest parties in Australia". This comes after comments surfaced from a former Western Australian legislative council candidate for One Nation.
The comments in question described same-sex attraction as a mental illness. According to The Guardian Australia, Barnaby Joyce was asked to respond to a series of these homophobic comments made in a video last month.
The comments were described as "highly offensive" by a One Nation MP. The video was first reported by ABC on Wednesday afternoon.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian Australia, The Guardian — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
